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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 63

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Paul Jones (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating James W. Wilson (R) by 43.5 points.

Paul JonesDemocrat · winner
70.3%21,047
James W. WilsonRepublican
26.8%8,036
Stuart E. ScottLibertarian
2.8%849
29,932 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+7.31976D+5.51978D+8.01980D+43.51982D+43.61984D+41.21986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Paul Jones (D)James W. Wilson (R)

Also on the ballot: Stuart E. Scott (Libertarian), 2.8%